Chapter 2423
The reason why Liu Shanxia agreed to help was mainly because he undertook the large-scale project of the office building of Yu's Shipping Company. This was not a small business for his construction company. This time, he could take advantage of his business trip to Miaoli. The opportunity returned a favor to the Yus and his wife. The situation of Lu Zhanpeng was completely different. The reason why Liang Liping was interested in Miaoli in the first place was because he followed his suggestions.
As a professional, Lu Zhanpeng is very optimistic about the future development prospects of Miaoli's petrochemical industry. If the shipping company of Yu and his wife really wants to establish a fixed route between Sanya and Miaoli, he even plans to invest in investing in the operation of this route.
Of course, in addition to this, there is another reason that is difficult to disclose, which is that Lu Zhanpeng has the power to decide the transportation method of Miaoli petrochemical products. When conditions are ripe, he can directly assign the transportation business of the local oil production area to This way, the shipping company of Mr. and Mrs. Yu can protect themselves at worst, so that the shipping company will not suffer losses during the operation of this route.
Of course, this kind of petty calculation cannot be disclosed to outsiders. In front of Tao Donglai, Lu Zhanpeng could only claim that he was doing a favor for a friend, but he would not take the initiative to mention why the shipping company fell in love with such an obscure person like Miaoli. A place where mountains do not dew.
It is not difficult for Lu Zhanpeng to hide these tricks from the relatively slow Wang Hui, but they are not enough in front of Tao Donglai. Tao Donglai was a big boss before he traveled through time. He knew a lot about various methods in the shopping mall, so he naturally understood the principle of "don't start early without profit". Thinking that Yu Feng, Liang Liping and his wife are not mediocre people, they will definitely give priority to various well-known trading ports as destinations when they start a shipping company. Why would the unknown Miaoli be listed as the first choice? The only explanation is that there are people who are familiar with the situation in Miaoli and have the experience. People with the ability to influence transportation arrangements in Miaoli recommend that they do so.
Of course, Tao Donglai would not expose these little tricks of Lu Zhanpeng in person. For him, it does not matter which shipping company Miaoli’s transportation share will be handed over in the future. The shipping company run by the time traveler himself will probably be better than outsiders. To be more reliable, at least the operators understand the significance of petrochemical products to Haihan and will pay more attention to the transportation safety of this route. This will also help to change the current lack of fixed cargo ship schedules in Miaoli.
Miaoli has never had a private boat company set up a fixed boat schedule. The main reason is that the private boat companies think this place is unprofitable and are unwilling to engage in loss-making business. Therefore, they have always relied on Haihan's official ships to provide non-stop transportation arrangements. . Nowadays, private commercial organizations are willing to come forward to take over the shipping business here. The efficiency will definitely exceed that of official ships with limited transportation capacity, which will help save local development. From Tao Donglai's point of view, he is actually happy to see this happen.
Tao Donglai said solemnly: "Based on our past experience, the demand for shipping in overseas colonies is closely related to the level of development. In Miaoli, if we only rely on the petrochemical industry, the upper limit of production capacity is there. It can be said that it is difficult to allow shipping The demand has increased significantly. I think the question you raised will ultimately depend on the direction of development after a large number of immigrants move in. ”
"If we only carry out traditional agricultural construction based on farming and growing grains, it will be difficult to create a relatively large demand for material circulation. I just mentioned growing cash crops and deep processing of agricultural and sideline products. The purpose is to improve the commercial value of local output. Value. Only with value can there be circulation, and circulation will drive trade, thus creating demand for shipping. As the next Miaoli magistrate, you can work more in this direction and think about how to create more. values and needs.”
Tao Donglai expressed his views very carefully. He was optimistic about Miaoli's future development prospects, but whether the current plans can be realized depends on the ability of local officials and their tacit cooperation with various departments. No matter how good the plan is, if it cannot be implemented, it will be just talk on paper.
Lu Zhanpeng said: "I really don't know much about agricultural development. This time the Ministry of Agriculture only sent a few technicians, who were said to be apprentices led by Minister Yuan, but I don't know if these people can hold up a business."
Tao Donglai responded: "The people under Lao Yuan are all precious. It is rare to be able to send a few people to you at one time. When the time comes, you will leave the agricultural development work to them. Just try to satisfy any requests. ”
Back then, Tao Donglai made great efforts to invite agricultural expert Yuan Ruoxiu and his family to participate in the crossing operation. Yuan Qiuye, who is now in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture, is Yuan Ruoxiu's eldest son. He is also responsible for all agricultural development matters in overseas colonies.
The Ministry of Agriculture's development plan for the Miaoli area refers to the agricultural characteristics of the area in the past to a certain extent. On the basis of ensuring the planting area of food crops, it promotes the planting of a variety of cash crops, supplemented by fisheries, forest species, and animal husbandry. industry and many other industries. If these tasks are not led by professionals, it is almost impossible to implement them quickly. Therefore, although the scale of agricultural development in Miaoli may be far smaller than that of other overseas colonies, the Ministry of Agriculture has sent a technical team to provide agricultural technical support. In addition, they arrived in Miaoli this time with thousands of farm tools and a large amount of crop seeds, which are enough to meet the recent farming needs here. If they move quickly, they can catch up with the end of this year's spring plowing.
The three of them sat under the tea tent for about an hour. Lu Zhanpeng drank hot tea and ate something. He finally felt relieved and his face was no longer as pale as when he first got off the boat. But for the next few dozen miles to the oil production area, they had to take a transport boat.
"Can we change the mode of transportation? For example, take a carriage?" Lu Zhanpeng felt uncomfortable when he saw the boat at this time. He really didn't want to take a boat again at this time, otherwise he would probably vomit out the little thing that had just entered his stomach.
Wang Hui responded with some embarrassment: "The road from here to the oil production area has been in disrepair for a long time. The road is full of potholes and bumpy. On the contrary, it is more stable to take a boat. The water in Houlong River is gentle here, unlike the wind and waves on the sea. The boat It doesn’t go up or down.”
"Let me make a suggestion." Tao Donglai said: "Let's take a land route to see the construction of nearby immigrant settlements, and then turn to the waterway and take a boat to the oil production area."
Tao Donglai didn't take the initiative to mention it, but the other two people seemed to have forgotten about the ongoing local resettlement project. Lu Zhanpeng immediately agreed, and Wang Hui of course had to respect their wishes, so he asked someone to prepare the carriage.
The resettlement site for the immigrants who recently arrived in Miaoli is about five or six miles away from the seaside pier. It is still in the lower reaches of Houlong River. It only takes a cup of tea to get there by horse-drawn carriage. However, the road was indeed as shabby and bumpy as Wang Hui said. Lu Zhanpeng only sat halfway before he regretted his request to take a car to the oil production area. Fortunately, the resettlement site was not too far away, otherwise Lu Zhanpeng would have had to shamelessly ask for a change of transportation method.
After the three people got off the bus, there was no scene of busy labor. The temporary residence here had been set up before they arrived. Although there are only some shacks and emergency tents provided by the government, for the immigrants who have just arrived here, they finally have a place to shelter from the wind and rain. However, no one was seen at the resettlement site at this time. There were only a few old and young people standing on the roadside, curiously looking at these noble people who were guarded by armed personnel. The civil affairs officer in charge of managing this place quickly arrived and reported the situation of this resettlement site to these three senior officials.
According to the pre-planning, the first batch of more than 500 immigrants were taken to settlements in five different places for resettlement, and this settlement accepted more than 100 of them. However, at this time, all the young people in the settlement were taken to the nearby mountains and forests. They needed to cut down more trees to continue to build houses and improve the current living conditions.
At present, immigrants' rations and other living materials are all provided by the government. They only need to work according to the official arrangements, and they can obtain basic survival guarantees with their labor points. If someone wants to live a lazy life here, or disobeys the arrangements and disrupts order, what awaits him will be a punishment of hard labor starting from fifteen days.
The labor points grade system has been running in Haihan for more than ten years. This system has a very significant effect in managing new immigrants. All the benefits they can receive, including food, housing and daily supplies, are all based on their own personal labor. Points and levels are directly linked. In particular, housing and land, which immigrants are most concerned about, must accumulate a certain number of labor points before they can be qualified to participate in the distribution. Therefore, under such a system, in order to obtain a stable livelihood as soon as possible, the vast majority of people will honestly obey the official arrangements and participate in labor.
Wang Hui said that a brick and tile kiln has been built nearby and will be put into operation soon. Clay excavated from the Houlong River wetland will be used to bake bricks and tiles, as well as cooking utensils and tableware. In addition, a carpentry workshop has been put into operation, and the wood is processed for building houses or making furniture. The output of these workshops is exclusively for local immigrant settlements. It will only be a matter of time before these temporary settlements are upgraded into real villages.
When leaving this settlement, the sharp-eyed Tao Donglai noticed that there was a large area on the other side of Houlong River that seemed to have signs of flattening the foundation during construction, and asked Wang Hui about it.
Wang Hui explained: “That was the address of the petrochemical processing plant selected in the early years. However, due to limited local production capacity, the Ministry of Industry thought it was not necessary to build a special processing plant, so it just cleared that area and was called Stopped. But this time the Ministry of Industry wants to upgrade local petrochemical product production capacity, so this place will probably be reactivated, right?”
Wang Hui looked at Lu Zhanpeng as he spoke. If the Ministry of Industry had such plans, then Lu Zhanpeng should have the relevant information. After all, building a chemical plant is not a small project that can be completed in ten days and a half. The time from construction to production may even be calculated in years. If you want to significantly increase the production capacity of petrochemical products in one or two years, you should start now. Consider eliminating existing processing equipment and building a chemical plant with stronger processing capabilities.
The chemical plant was not located in the oil production area in the upper reaches of Houlong River. The main reason was that a large number of people would immigrate here in the future. If a factory was set up in the upper reaches, the water quality of the entire Houlong River basin would be seriously polluted. If it is built downstream, the sewage will be discharged directly into the sea along the stream, so there will be no such scruples. Moreover, if it is built on the opposite bank of Houlong River, it can avoid affecting the lives of local people to the greatest extent.
Sure enough, Lu Zhanpeng did not deny Wang Hui's speculation, and nodded in response: "The Ministry of Industry has this plan, and Minister Liu of the Ministry of Construction is also in Miaoli. You can also ask him to help guide the early construction."
Wang Hui responded: "Minister Liu should be at the road construction site at this time, but I don't know exactly where he is. I can only wait until he returns to the oil production area in the afternoon to meet again."
Liu Shanxia did not know that Tao Donglai and Lu Zhanpeng had arrived in Miaoli at this time. He was surveying the terrain on the bank of a stream somewhere in the upper reaches of Houlong River. Next to him is a wooden bridge that Haihan organized and built after he took control of this place. The span is about thirty or forty meters. However, after the erosion of the stream in the rainy season in the past few years, the connection between the wooden bridge and the stone piers under the bridge has begun to appear. Due to weathering, the carrying capacity is not ideal, so a more stable bridge with stronger traffic capacity will be built on the newly planned road.
Considering the service life and future maintenance requirements, the new bridge will definitely no longer use wood as the main building material. After Liu Shanxia conducted an on-site survey of the construction environment here, he believed that building a reinforced concrete bridge would be more in line with local land transportation needs.
A cement bridge with a span of tens of meters was certainly not a big project in the old time and space, but in this time and space, it is necessary to spend time carefully designing and formulating a construction plan, and then confirming which building materials need to be transported from other places, and ordering them as early as possible to avoid delays Construction period.
Even if Liu Shanxia is an expert, he still has to follow the process step by step. Fortunately, he has a few capable subordinates following him, so he doesn't have to climb up and down to measure the data.
While Liu Shanxia was recording the measurement data, he was calculating the scale of the new bridge in his mind. Judging from the measurement data, Liu Shanxia was a little worried that his schedule would be affected by this project, because no matter how he looked at it, it didn't look like it could be completed in two or three months.
"If I stay here for a year and a half, I'm afraid I'm going to get into trouble!" Liu Shanxia muttered to himself, feeling a little annoyed that he had misjudged the amount of work on this land passage earlier. If you want to leave here early, you can only come up with a plan to start construction as soon as possible, and then teach the construction plan in detail to several of your foreman apprentices, so as to complete the bridge as quickly as possible. As for the road construction part, as long as the construction plan is finalized, his men can be responsible for it, and there is no need for him to keep an eye on it.
(End of chapter)